TEst 4

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 697th home run and moved past Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the career list, connecting Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 4-3 victory at PNC Park.

Tony La Russa says he is recovering well from having a pacemaker inserted for his heart and is uncertain when he'll return to the White Sox.

Rays reliever Brooks Raley, who is unvaccinated, will miss the Rays' five-game series at Toronto because players must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter Canada.

San Francisco was baseball's feel-good story of 2021. This year? Not so much.

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit the 696th home run of his career on Saturday, tying Alex Rodriguez for fourth on the all-time list.

Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout's home run tear continued Saturday night, when he went deep in his sixth straight game, while Shohei Ohtani left after five innings due to a blister on his right index finger.

The agreement, in which the MLBPA will present union-authorization cards Wednesday to be counted by a neutral arbiter, is the latest step in the rapid unionization of minor league players and sets up the parties to negotiate a CBA, sources told ESPN.

White Sox manager Tony La Russa will be with the team for Sunday's game in Oakland as the A's celebrate La Russa's former player and friend Dave Stewart. Heart issues have kept La Russa away from the dugout since Aug. 30.

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo is scheduled to start baseball activities Sunday after getting a blood patch to aid in his recovery from an epidural injection to treat his ailing lower back.

The Atlanta Braves won their eighth straight on Friday night and finally jumped a half-game ahead of the Mets in the East after chasing them for five months.

Manager Aaron Boone said he felt like he "needed to get (Aaron Hicks) out of there" after the veteran outfielder made a pair of defensive miscues in the fourth inning Friday night, leading to 3 Tampa Bay runs and a showering of boos in the Bronx.

Edwin Jackson, who spent 17 seasons in the majors, announced his retirement on Instagram on Friday -- his 39th birthday and the 19th anniversary of his big league debut.

Colorado's C.J. Cron took advantage of Coors Field's home-run friendly confines when he hit a mammoth two-run shot in the fourth inning on Friday night that hooked around the left-field foul pole and flew out of the stadium.

Derek Jeter returned to Yankee Stadium for the first time in five years and was honored for his induction to the Hall of Fame two years ago.

MLB will voluntarily recognize minor league players' effort to unionize with the MLB Players Association.

Milwaukee right-hander Freddy Peralta was placed on the 15-day IL with inflammation in his throwing shoulder Friday night before the Brewers' game against the Cincinnati Reds.

Rays star shortstop Wander Franco was reinstated from the injured list ahead of Friday's game against the Yankees.

Closer Ryan Pressly has come off the 15-day injured list for the Astros.

Major League Baseball passed a sweeping set of rules changes it hopes will fundamentally overhaul the game, voting Friday to implement a pitch clock and ban defensive shifts in 2023 to hasten the game's pace and increase action.

The race to reach October is on. Here's the latest on which teams will be playing in the postseason.